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Sudden death in emergency care: responding to bereaved relatives

01 December 2013

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Many emergency nurses find it difficult to support relatives whose loved ones are being resuscitated or to witness relatives’ distress after their family members...

Family-witnessed resuscitation

07 September 2010

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Family-witnessed resuscitation is a controversial subject for healthcare professionals and support for the practice is not universal (Albarran and Stafford 1999,...

Considering the needs of carers: a survey of their views on services

19 April 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical research community care

This paper describes a survey undertaken in Derbyshire. A total of 244 carers responded to a postal questionnaire enquiring about the services they needed, how they...

Caring for patients after death

27 August 2008

Nursing Standard

CPD

Caring for a patient who has died is the final act that a nurse will carry out for a patient. Traditionally steeped in ritual, and often referred to as last offices,...

Sudden cardiac death in adults: causes, incidence and interventions

26 May 2010

Nursing Standard

CPD

Many nurses will be familiar with the unexpected death of an adult patient following a sudden, life-threatening cardiac event. It is a situation that demands...

Using reflection in a critical care unit

09 January 1996

Nursing Standard

CLINICAL transcultural nursing

Reflection is an aptitude which can be used and refined by nurses to underpin their practice. It can also help nurses develop their practice by identifying and...

Should relatives be allowed in the resuscitation room?

24 July 1996

Nursing Standard

Clinical

Loss of a significant loved one is said to be one of life's most devastating events, in particular sudden death. A report on bereavement care in A&E departments...

The experience of women during their partners’ hospital stay after MI

01 November 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical research cardiology

Structured interviews were undertaken with 159 women following their partner's myocardial infarction (MI) and 129 of these women completed a further postal...

Family matters

06 December 2005

Nursing Standard

General article

Helping relatives cope with the stress and practical difficulties of having a loved one in intensive care is the remit of senior nurses at James Cook University...